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Protected areas successfully prevent deforestation in Amazon rainforest

2013-03-11 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found. In addition, protected areas established primarily to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of indigenous people performed especially well in places where deforestation pressures are high. The U-M-led...

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